Android Question How to handle 3 versions of the same app?

Midimaster

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I'm closed to publish my first app on Google Playstore. I will offer three different versions of it: free DEMO-Version, simple PLAYER-Version and full STUDIO-Version. Now I'm not sure, how to name the package names.

I would prefer, that all three have the same package name, the same Sign-Key and the same Version-Number. When the user first installed the free version and then changes to the player version, this player version should replace the free version (same Desktop-Icon and same File.DirInternal). The same with an upgrade from PLAYER-Version to STUDIO-Version.

Is this possible? Is this allowed at Google Playstore? What happens, if I upload an update for one of the three? Causes this confusion? I do not want that google informs the user accidentally about an update of the Demo-Version, and then he "updates" a STUDIO-Version with an newer DEMO-Version...

thanks
 
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